The National Observatory lab of Paleomagnetism, Cyclostratigraphy, and Magnetic Mineralogy (LPC2M-ON), that is on its final installation step, will provide the development of studies evolving geomaterials’s magnetism and its different kinds of applications, related to geological and environmental processes, like environmental monitoring and paleoclimatic variability, as well as paleogeomagnetic field investigations. These studies not only have a scientific bias, but also have potential to be integrated with other productive sectors, such as mineral and hydrocarbon exploration. This laboratory will be the second one in Brazil and the third in South America.

At this point of the lab construction, the investments result in around R$ 3,2 millions (with more than R$ 2 millions destined to instruments). The LPC2M-ON has already been equipped with the following items, installed on a magnetically protected lab, with multi user capability: (1) three frequency kappabridges for measurements of magnetic susceptibility (MFK2), with   high temperature furnace apparatus (CL4) and low temperature cryostat apparatus (CS-L) (AGICO, s.r.o., Czech Republic); (2) impulse Magnetizer, IM-10-30 model (ASC Scientific, United States); (3) demagnetizer using Alternating field (LDA5) and its supplement PAM1, for anhysteretic and pulse magnetization (AGICO, s.r.o., Czech Republic);  (4) microprocessor controlled thermal demagnetizer, MMTD80A model (Magnetic Measurements Ltd., UK); and (5) dual speed spinner magnetometer, JR-6A version (AGICO, s.r.o., Czech Republic)